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The Cincinnati Reds will wake up on Monday morning at 65-60 overall, 5 games over the .500 mark, and 1.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot in the National League playoff chase. Next up for them? A three-team,
In one of their worst performances of the season, the Padres beat themselves in a shutout to the Dodgers, which reclaimed first place.
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SB Nation on MSNMets Morning News: Big Little League
World Series champion Jon Gray was placed on the injured list by the Rangers after being diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The Rays signed notable Shadow Met Cooper Hummel to a minor-league deal, becoming his fourth organization of the year. Happy birthday to three iconic Mets: Justin Wilson, Terry Blocker, and Pat Misch.
Sunday's game will be played in front of Little League World Series players at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
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Fairfield National’s next game crucial as win makes life much easier at Little League World Series
Before Friday night, Little League teams from Hawaii had only lost one game in the Little League World Series and the Honolulu program that Fairfield National would be playing had won two
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SB Nation on MSNNational League West report: Rockies pile up wins, Giants plummet
The headliner of the week in the National League West was the Dodgers sweeping the Padres at Dodger Stadium in the first of two straight weekend meetings between the division’s top two teams. But also of note were the Rockies having the best record in the division for the last seven days,
Six weeks ago, the Padres were reeling. They returned to San Diego having dropped both series on a road trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia. On the ensuing off-day, the Dodgers beat the White Sox to move nine games clear in the National League West.
The only team with an easier strength of schedule than the San Diego Padres is the one team that could steal the division from them.